Hydraulic Fracturing
New York State May Suspend Decision On Fracking Until 2015
The New York State Assembly voted Wednesday to suspend until 2015 any action on allowing gas drilling using fracking.
Liu Wants Exxon To Release Info On Fracking; NYS Reaches Agreement With Cabot Oil
The New York City pension funds hold more than 11 million shares of Exxon stock. Now the funds and City Comptroller John Liu have called on the oil company to release data about its fracking operations.
Siena Poll: NYers Evenly Split On ‘Fracking’
The Siena Research Institute poll released Monday says voters statewide were split 40-40 percent when asked if the Department of Environmental Conservation should lift a 4 1/2-year-old moratorium on fracking.
Celebrities Lead Crowd Of 3,000 In Albany Protesting Hydraulic Fracturing
It’s the one political hot potato Gov. Andrew Cuomo dodged in both his budget proposal and his State of the State speech — to frack or not to frack.
Poll: New Yorkers Oppose Fracking By Narrow Margin
A poll suggests New York voter sentiment has shifted from support of shale gas drilling to opposition by a narrow margin.
Report: Gas Drilling Safe Under Proposed Rules
An unreleased state report found potential health impacts from fracking are addressed in the Department of Environmental Conservation’s regulatory plan, making a separate health impact study unnecessary.
State Regulators Ask For Extension On Gas Drilling Rules Over Fracking Concerns
New York State environmental regulators have asked for another three months to finalize new gas drilling rules so that a study of the health impacts of practices such as fracking can be completed, an agency spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Gov. Cuomo Sets Open-Ended Deadline For Fracking Health Assessment Report
The deadline was set for next week for the state to complete its review of hydraulic fracturing, a process that uses water and chemicals to extract natural gas from the earth.
New Jersey Assembly Approves Fracking Waste Treatment Ban
Lawmakers have approved legislation that bans hydraulic fracturing byproducts created in other states from entering New Jersey.
Full New Jersey Assembly To Vote On Fracking Measure
A bill passed the Assembly Environment Committee that would limit the treatment, disposal, and storage of the waste water from the controversial procedure, WCBS 880′s Levon Putney.
WCBS 880 Presents ‘Living Green’ – Episode 3: To Frack Or Not To Frack In New York
New York is considering allowing hydraulic fracturing in the Catskills. “Fracking” is a controversial method of drilling for natural gas beneath shale rock.
Debate Over Gas Drilling Continues In New York
Environmentalists say gas drilling risks contaminated water wells and air pollution. The industry says those fears are exaggerated and that the process been used safely on tens of thousands of wells.
Lawmakers Fight Bill To Send Fracking Wastewater To L.I. Sewage Treatment Plant
Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn and Deputy Presiding Officer Wayne Horsley say a sewage treatment plant in West Babylon should not become a dumping site for hydraulic fracturing – or hydro-fracking.
NJ Lawmakers Mull Ban On Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewater
The measure before the Garden State’s Senate Environment Committee bans shipping, transporting, treating or disposing of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
NY DEC To Hold Hearings On Proposed Rules For Gas Drillers
New York environmental regulators have issued proposed regulations for hydraulic fracturing of natural gas in New York state and now they want the public to weigh in.
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